THUCIAM THAK BU 27-TE A KITELKHIAT DAN
(CANONIZATION OF THE NEW TESTAMENT)
Agelh ~ Lian Muan Kham Suante
THUPATNA
Pawlpi makai khat hi napi, Lai Siangtho a kineih dan tawmcik bek zong theilo a om pen zumhuai ahih manin, hih a nuaiah Thuciam Thak a kineih dan tomno in i gen ding hi.
Lai Siangtho pen vantung panin Pasian in hong khiasukin, hong piangvat hilo hi. Mihingte gelh leh mihingte zanga Pasian in a kisapna tawh kizui a damdama a pian’sak tawm ahi hi. Tua mah bangin, Thuciam Thak zong bu 27 bek a om pah leulau hi loin, bu tul tampi lak panin bu 27 a kitelkhia ahi hi. ‘Bang teng Lai Siangtho sungah sang ding a, bang teng sanglo ding?’ cih pen Khristian masate in na buaipih mahmah uh hi. Tua banga laibu/laigelh khat Lai Siangtho sung a san’theih ahihna ding a tehna kizang pen “canonization” kici hi.
1. ‘CANON’ CIH KHIATNA
Mangkam a “canon” kici pen Grik pau (kanon) pana kilasawn hi-in, “sikpum tawn” (a straight rod) hiam, “git ciang” (a ruler) cihna ahi hi. Tua ahih leh, “canon” pen na khat peuh a tang-le-tanglo (straight) leh a sau lam tehna dinga kizang van genna ahi hi. Ahi zongin, biakna tawh kisai-in a kizat ciangin, up-le-san ding a ciangtanna kinei laibute genna-in kizang hi. Tua mah bangin Khristian masate in zong, thu-up bulpite (doctrines) leh ngeina tuamtuamte (practices) genna dingin “canonization” pen na zang uh hi. Tu nung ciangin, Khristian upna leh Pawlpi sunga san’theih leh zattheih dinga kingaihsun laibute khenna dingin hih kammal kizang hi. A tomin gen lehang, laibu/laigelh khat pen Lai Siangtho sunga san’theih ahihna ding a tehna kizang, kici thei ding hi.
2. TEHNA DINGA KIZANGTE
Thuciam Thak sungah san’theih leh heltheih ahihna dinga ngaihsutte pen Irenaeus-in ‘leitung in kiuli (sak le khang, sim le mal) nei ahih ciangin, Gospel zong 4 ahi ding ahi hi,’ a cih bang lel a kisang ziau hi loin, Khristian makai masate in khenna leh tehna tuamtuam nei uh hi.
Pasian Hu-mop (Inspiration): Pasian thu taktak ahih leh hihloh tehna dingin a kigelh thu pen ‘Pasian hu-mop (inspire) ahi takpi mah hiam,’ cih tawh Pawlpi makai masate in bul na pan uh hi. Tua mah bangin, Lai Siangtho sunga heltheih leh san’theih ding thu khat peuhpeuh pen ‘Pasian hu-mop ahi ding ahi hi’ cih ngaihsutna om hi (cf. 2Tim. 3:16). Sawltak Paul mahmahin zong,’ c‘Pasian hu-mop peuhpeuh pen Pasian thu ihna hi-in, ‘Pasian hu-mop lo peuhmah pen Pasian thu hi lo hi’ na ci hi.
Up Ding Thu (Orthodoxy): Hih pen “the rule of faith” zong kici-in, Pawlpi makai masate in a kigelh thute pen dikin, san’takin zong zattak hi, ci-a a ngaihsutte genna ahi hi. A tomin gen lehang, Pawlpi updan leh sandan tawh kituak a kigelhte genna ahi hi. Ahi zongin Pawlpi pen ‘up leh zuih ding thute’ sangin a om masa, cihna hilo hi. Lai Siangtho pen a bu in a kibawlma in Pawlpi masate in biakna sung leh upna lamlak dinga ana san laibute genna hizaw hi. Amaute in tua bang laigelhte pen Sawltakte thugen khat peuh hi dingin tuatna (convict) nei uh ahih manin, Lai Siangtho sung a hel dingin zong muantak dingin ngaihsun pah uh hi.
Nungzuite Gelh Hi Ding (Apostolicity): Laigelh/laikhak khat pen Lai Siangtho a dinga san’theih ahihna dingin, a kigelh lai/laikhak pen nungzuite (apostles) hiam, a kithuahpihte hiam gelh hi hamtang ding hi. Gentehna-in, Matthai leh Paul gelh laibute pen haksatna om loin kisang pah thei hi. Bang hang hiam cih leh, amaute pen Jesu nungzui-in kisang hi. Luka laigelh ahih leh Paul tawh Luka pen ana kithuah ngei ahihna hang bekin kisang thei hi. Tua mah bangin, Marka zong Piter tawh na kithuah ngei ahih manin, a laigelh pen Lai Siangtho sunga hel dingin kisang thei hi.
Mi Khempeuh Huamzo Ding (Universality/Catholicity): Laigelh khat peuhpeuh Lai Siangtho sunga san’theih ahihna dingin, tua laigelh pen Pawlpi khat leh mun huamneu sung khat beka kizang leh kisang thei laigelh hilo ding hi. Mun huamneu sung khat beka kisang thei laigelh pen Pasian hu-mop ci a san’kim ding haksa hi. Tua ahih manin, laigelh khat peuhpeuh pen Pasian thu-a a kisan theihna dingin, nungzui masate hun laia Pawlpi om tuamtuamte in (pawlpi khat bek santheih cihna hilo hi) zong a san’kim ciat theih laibu ahih ding kisam hi.
Tanglai Pawlpite Zat Theih (Traditional Usage): Laigelh khat peuhpeuh Lai Siangtho sunga san’theih ahihna dingin, laigelh pen Pawlpi masate in ana zatzat ngeisa laigelh/laibu ahih ding kisam hi. Bang hang hiam cih leh, biakna leh biakinn sunga thusinsakna dinga a kizang ngeisa laigelhte pen san’huai zawdeuh dingin kingaihsun hi.
Midangte Gelhna Panin (External Evidences): A tunga kigen teng banah, laigelh dang tuamtuam, gentehna-in sawltak neu (sub apostolic) a kicite – Barnabas Laikhak, 1 & 2 Clement, Ignatius Laikhak, leh Polycarp Laikhak – in zong Thuciam Thak sunga thute pen Pasian hu-mop in ngaihsun tek uh ahih manin, a laigelhna sung uhah zong na limzat (quote) mahmah uh hi. Amaute zatna tungtawnin Thuciam Thak sunga laibute pen Pasian thu ahihna kithei thei hi.
Tua banah, AD kum zalom 2-na leh 4-na hunlaia laigelh pawlkhat leh pawl tuamtuamte (ecclesiastical councils) – Canon of Marcion (AD 140), Muratonian Canon[1] (AD 170), Festal Letter of Athanasius[2] (AD 367), leh Third Council of Carthage[3] (AD 397) – gelhna panin zong Thuciam Thak bu 27-te pen Pasian thu ahihna kimu thei hi. Bang hang hiam cih leh, amaute in a laigelhna sungah Pasian thu ahih lam tak gen uh hi.
Nidang laia khut tawh a kigelh laibute (manuscripts) tung panin zong Thuciam Thak sunga kigelh thute pen Pasian thu ahihna kithei thei hi. Gentehna-in, Codex Sinaiticus (N 01) kici laibu (mss[4]) in Thuciam Thak bu 27- te leh Thuciam Lui bu pawlkhat pen Pasian thu in ngaihsun ahih manin laibu khat sungah na gawmkhawm khin hi. Ahi zongin, hih laibu sungah Barnabas Laikhak leh Shepherd of Hermas pen Thuciam Thak bu sungah kihel hi. Bang bang hita leh, hih laibu in Thuciam Thak pen muantak ahihna leh Pasian thu ahihna kipsak veve hi.
3. BANG HANGIN THUCIAM THAK LAIBU DINGTE A TUAMA TELKHIAT KISAM HIAM?
AD kum 140 masiah pen Khristian masate in Grik pau a kitei Thuciam Lui, Apocrypha kihelna Lai Siangtho Grik pau-a kigelh “Septuagint” (or LXX) kici zang uh hi. Ahi zongin, Khristiante upna a buaisak thei upna thak hong pian tak teh, Khristiante up leh zuih ding thu kiciantak pen khenkhiat ding hong kisam hi. Khristiante upna a buaisak pawl tuamtuamte laka pawlkhatte hih a nuaia bangin kigen hi.
Marcionism (AD 140): Marcion pen Khristian mah kici nuam-in, a hau mahmah leh tembaw nangawn zong a nei thei khat ahi hi. Amah in AD kum zalom 2-na hun lai-in thuhilhna manlo zangin nungzui ngah sawm ngei hi. Jesu leh Thuciam Lui-in kisaina bangmah neilo ahih manin, Thuciam Lui pen Pasian thu dingin amah in sang zolo hi. Tua banah, Luka gelh Lungdamna Thu tomkaih leh Paul laikhak 10 bek Lai Siangtho dingin sang thei hi. Tua ahih manin, kician taka zat theih ding Lai Siangtho neih ding kisam sakna Khristiante lakah om hi. Bang teng Lai Siangtho-in kisang ding a, bang teng kisanglo ding hiam? cih dotna om hi. A tomin gen lehang, Marcion thuhilhna manlo hangin Khristiante in thu-up ding leh zuih ding kiciantaka neih ding kisam sa uh hi.
Gnosticism: AD kum zalom 2-na hun lai mahin, thutheihna (gnosis – knowledge) tawh vantung gam tun a sawm mi pawlkhat om uh hi. Amaute in Jesu mah liansak uh ahih manin Khristian kici nuam uh hi. Ahi zongin, amaute upna in Khristiante nakpi takin buaisak zawsop hi. Hih bang thuhilhna manlo leh upna paikhialte hangin Khristiante in upding ciang leh san’ding ciang kician taka neih ding kisam hi.
Tua banah, Khristiante bawlsiatna a nasiat semsem tak ciangin (AD 2-3), sih donga thuakna dingin ‘bang laigelh leh bang laikhak teng umin sang ding?’ cih pen khentel ding kisam hi. Tua ahih manin, Thuciam Thak pen a bu in kibawl hi, kici thei ding hi.
Montanism: Montanism pen Marcionism zawh deuh, ahi zongin AD kum zalom 2-na hun lai mah a Montanus makaihna tawh a hong kipan ahi hi. Montanus in Johan 14:16; 15:26 leh 16:12-15 sunga Kha Siangtho (paraclete) pen ama tungtawnin hong kilang khia hi, ci-in gen hi. Amah in, leitung hong beipah ta ding ahih manin, gamtat hoiha a gamta dingin mite hanthawn hi. Ahi zongin, a kamsan’nate pen Khristian makai masate in sang zo loin, ‘thuhilhna manlo hi,’ ci-in khialsak uh hi. Tua banah, Montanus in a thu sinsakte pen gelhkhia pahpah ahih manin, Khristiante in zong tua banga up theih ding leh san’theih ding laibute pen gelh a koih ding hoih sa uh hi.
THUKHUPNA
A tunga kigen teng banah, Lai Siangtho a bu a kibawlna hang dang tampi zong gen ding omlai inteh. Ahi zongin, a tunga kigente pen a kilim genzaw deuh teng ahi hi. Ka phawk khiat thu khatin, “bang hangin Lai Siangtho pen kigelhkhia pahlo hiding hiam?” Hih thu pen hun dangah gen dingin koih lai phot ni.
[1] Jeim laikhak, Hebrew, 1 & 2 Piter leh Maangmuhna cihloh teng pen Lai Siangtho dingin sang hi.
[2] Athanasius in Thuciam Thak bu 27-te’ pen Lai Siangtho dingin sang khin hi.
[3] Carthage mun a vaihawmna in Thuciam Thak bu 27 te’ pen Lai Siangtho dingin nasangin, hih hun a kipanin tu a I zat Thuciam Thak pen kisang suak cih theih ding hi.
[4] Mss – Manuscripts; Ms – Manuscript
